Tie rack



Sept. 24, 1935. 1.. F. CUITHBEVRT TIE RACK Filed Sept. 19, 1953 Patented Sept. 24, 1935 PATENT OFFICE rm RACK Lawrence F. Cuthbert, Ogdensburg, N. Y., assignor to The Newell Mfg. 00., Ogdensburg, N. Y., a

corporation of Maine Application September 19, 1933, Serial No. 690,157

3 Claims. (Cl. 211-96) This invention relates generally to racks or hangers and refers more particularly to those designed to support ties or other similar articles in spaced relation, whereby selection of the ties I is greatly facilitated.

An object of the invention is to provide a tie hanger and supporting bracket which may be easily and quickly installed upon a wall or door with the hanger normally liyng flush against the 10 same in an out of the way position but capable of being swung in the bracket to a convenient position for the selection of one or more ties.

Another and important object is to form the hanger and bracket of materials that may be 15 stamped and shaped into the desired design without the necessity of performing costly machining operations, thus effecting a substantial savings in manufacturing costs. 4

Various other objects and advantages will ap- 20 pear in the description of the invention and as disclosed in the drawing.

In order thatthe invention may be clear to those skilled in the art, I have shown in the drawing herewith, and forming a part of this disclo- 25 sure, one physical embodiment of my invention,

and that the best now known to me.

In said drawing:--

Figure 1 is a view of the tie rack or hanger secured to the inner face of a closet door;

30 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hanger and bracket therefor;

Figure. 3 is a side elevation partly in section of a modified form of hanger; and

Figure 4 is a side elevation partly in section of 35 still another modification of the hanger.

Referring to the drawing by numbers, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, l indicates a closet door upon which is supported a tie rack or hanger ll forming the subject 40 matter of the preesnt invention. The tie rack comprises a hanger bar I2 pivotally and removably supported in a bracket l3, the latter having upper and lower attachment portions 14 and an intermediate projecting approximately U- 45 shaped bearing portion l5 forming spaced upper and lower lugs l6 and I1. These lugs are formed with vertically aligned circular openings l8 and I9 and the attaching portions H are provided withopenings 20 for receiving attaching screws 50 2|. The bracket is preferably formed from a piece of stock which is capable of being stamped and shaped without any machining operations.

The hanger bar I2 is also formed of stock material, preferably square in cross section with 55 the inner-end thereof bent at right angles to the rest of the bar to form a pintle member 22. The relative sizes of the pintle member and the circular openings of the bearing portion are such as to permit the member to be readily dropped through the openings and turned therein so that 5 the hanger bar may be moved from a position against the face of the door to one convenient for the selection and removal of ties 23 or other objects supported upon the hanger bar. For the purpose of keeping the ties, neatly arranged in spaced relation whereby one or more may be easily and quickly selected and removed without disturbing the other ties on the rack, the hanger bar is provided with a plurality of spaced pins 24.

To facilitate the turning or swinging movell ment of the pintle in the bracket, a pin 25 is secured to the pintle in any suitable manner, such as by piercing the pintle so that the pin projects through the same upon opposite sides thereof. With this arrangement, when the pintle is dropped through the openings l8 and IS, the pin will rest upon the upper lug it of the bracket and will support the hanger bar above and in spaced relation with the bracket, thus preventing any binding action between the bar and bracket 25 when swinging the former from one position to another.

It will be apparent that a tie rack constructed in this manner may be easily and quickly installed upon a door, wall or article of furniture with the hanger bar normally lying substantially flush against the same in an out of the way position. The hanger may be readily moved to an accessible position where'one or more ties may be selected and removed without disturbing the remainder of the ties on the rack. By reason of the fact that both the bracket and the hanger bar may be easily and quickly stamped and shaped into the desired form out of stock material, without costly machining operations, quantity production is greatly 40 facilitated with resultant low cost of manufacture.

In Figure 3, there is shown a modified form of the device in which the pintle member 26 is provided with a pin 21 having upwardly curved projecting portions 28 presenting lower convex surfaces to the upper lug of the bracket. This provides an easy frictionless hearing which not only facilitates the turning movement of the pintle in the bracket, but also centers the pintle in the aperture.

Another form of the invention is disclosed in Figure 4 in which the pintle member 29 is distorted to provide oppositely projecting bearing portions 30. As shown, these portions also present lower convex surfaces to the bracket and likewise provide a frictionless bearing. Furthermore, the pintle member is centered in the bracket as in construction shown in Figure 3.

It will be observed that the hanger bar with its pintle may be formed of square commercial stock, thus reducing the cost of preparation, and this stock may be readily bent to dispose the pintle at right angles to the bar. Furthermore, this non-circular cross sectional form of the pintle provides a four-point contact only with the circular apertures, materially reducing the friction between the parts, and when the contact surface sustaining pin or part is inclined, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, a frictionless pintle-centering bearing is provided.

Such changes as involve merely mechanical skill may, of course, be made and still be within the range of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a hanger of the class described, a hanger bar, a bar supporting bracket having upper and lower lugs provided with vertically aligned circular openings, an integral square pintle member on said bar mounted in the circular openings of the lugs permitting pivotal movement of the bar, and a pin piercing the square pintle member and resting upon the upper lug and supporting the hanger bar above and in spaced relation with the same. i 5

2. In a hanger of the class described, a hanger bar, a pintle member on said bar, a bar supporting bracket having an apertured pintle receiving lug, said pintle member being provided with oppositely projecting bearing portions resting 10 upon and presenting lower inclined surfaces to the lug to provide a bearing and center the pintle member in the bracket.

3. In a hanger of the class described, a hanger .bar, a pintle member on said bar, a bar support- 15 LAWRENCE F. cu'rrmnar. 

